With this Ring, I thee Wed

One of the best parts of planning your wedding is picking out your wedding bands, at least, that’s my personal opinion. We all know that combining shopping and jewelry in one important to-do task that’s part of the wedding budget is like asking a child to go to the candy shop armed with $50. Ah, toothache.

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But not to trivialize an important symbol of matrimony, the wedding bands are indeed important. Beautiful, romantic and, yes, can be expensive. But wouldn’t you want the freedom to choose the perfect wedding ring that you will wear for as long as you both shall be married live? Yes, it’s the symbol of commitment, a tangible source of reminder that you are bound to each other, that you belong with one another for the rest of your life every single day. I’m sure a lot of you can add on to what wedding rings mean to you as a person and as a couple so feel free to share them.

Meanwhile, I asked an unmarried friend to share her engagement and wedding ring preference and top of mind answer was a classic choice from Tiffany’s.

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The century-old design, The Tiffany Setting, to be exact. She loves it due to its timeless quality, elegance and clean lines; for its fancy, intricate and sophisticated design. She thinks that this is the perfect ring to match her personality and personal style. I do think that its a fabulous choice. If some lucky guy snags her, I hope he’s clever enough to find out that this is the exact sort of ring that will make her his future wife. I’ll be keeping tabs on this friend to see if she ends up with the very engagement ring she wishes for, the wedding ring too!

How about you? Are you wishing for a particular type of engagement ring? Men, do you know your lady love’s preferred ring? For couples, have you shopped for that perfect wedding ring? I’d love to know what sort of ring designs you would choose.